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State auditor urges Vermont to tighten how the Vermont Training Program reports outcomes
Summary
State Auditor Doug Hoffer told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that the Vermont Training Programs current performance measures—reporting trainee income changes using medians over five quarters—can mislead; he recommended comparing like occupations, reporting distributional detail, and adding caveats about alternative explanations for wage gains.
State Auditor Doug Hoffer told the Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on Jan. 27 that the Vermont Training Programs (VTP) performance measures as currently reported risk overstating program impact.
Hoffer said the program reports changes in trainees quarterly income over a five-quarter window and presents median income increases without distributional detail, rather than reporting hourly wages. "You're really not getting wage data, you're getting income data," Hoffer said, noting the reports assume a 40-hour workweek and therefore can be distorted by changes in hours worked.
Hoffer also warned the committee…
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